Two additional Iowa Renewable Fuels Association member companies have sent donated shipments of ethanol to the state of Iowa to be used by Iowa Prison Industries to continue its  production of much-needed hand sanitizer. This week’s donations were made by Iowa ethanol producers Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy and Lakeview Plymouth Energy. This follows donations of ethanol and glycerin made earlier by IRFA members Absolute Energy and Western Iowa Energy. The hand sanitizer produced is being distributed for free by the state for priority use. Gov. Kim Reynolds launched the program to make use of Iowa’s abundant ethanol and glycerin, a coproduct of biodiesel production, to help ease the shortage of hand sanitizer. Iowa Prison Industries worked to overcome regulatory hurdles and supply issues for other components in the FDA’s approved hand sanitizer formula.